Question

A 16 1/2 kilometer stretch of road needs repairs. Workers can repair 2 1/4 kilometer of road per week.

How many weeks will it take to repair this stretch of road?

Answer 1

7 1/3

Explanation:

Answer 2

Hello,

So the total length of the road is 16.5km (decimal form). Workers can repair 2.25 per week. To get the number of weeks they need to repair the road is to divide the total with per week. The equation would be:


`16.5 / 2.25 = 7.33`

or with fraction

16 2/4 / 2 1/4 = 7 1/3

Answer: The workers would need 7.33 weeks to repair the road.

Hope this helps.
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